Legal Opinion

Berry v. Berry

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 4, 1902PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from Linn District Court. — IIon. H. M. Bemxey, Judge. Action for divorce. Decree as prayed, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.

As ground for divorce, the petition charges cruel and inhuman treatment. In support of this allegation, evidence was offered tending to show that appellant is a man of hasty and violent temper, and when angered is profane in speech and abusive in language; that, becoming excited over trivial matters, he slapped his wife’s face on at least two occasions, — once quite violently; that when she was ill, and requested him to’ call in a neighbor, he refused; that at the time of the birth of her child he expressed to her his doubts whether another 'man. was not its father; that he cursed her and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wheeler v. WheelerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
  2. Doolittle v. DoolittleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
  3. Sackrider v. SackriderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Massie v. MassieSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
  2. Robbins v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  3. Murray v. MurraySupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
  4. Hullinger v. HullingerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  5. Coulter v. CoulterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927

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